"AOC delivered a tentative, stumbling response to a question about Taiwan during a panel discussion at the Munich Security Conference on Friday. The moment went viral and prompted a blizzard of jabs from critics of the star Democratic congresswoman. But on Tuesday's edition of CNN NewsNight, Phillip contrasted AOC's performance with a series of Trump gaffes. Acknowledging AOC's flub, Phillip asked if those same critics should also direct their jabs at the actual president of the United States."
"Are we really gonna pretend that you're the answer to CNN's need for fair and balanced coverage and new audience? Because you're failing! No one watches you. Your audience has been cut to below 400,000, which is a complete embarrassment. You ought to be fired! And your cocky, smug sense of self ought to wiped away in one ratings period because no one watches. What does it say that you are the most interesting thing on CNN and literally nobody's watching you?"
Megyn Kelly criticized CNN anchor Abby Phillip after Phillip contrasted Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's viral Taiwan response with past Trump gaffes. Kelly mocked Phillip with a derisive impression and a sustained rant focused on Phillip's ratings, suggesting her audience had fallen below 400,000 and calling for her firing. Kelly framed her attacks around perceived hypocrisy for criticizing Ocasio-Cortez while not similarly targeting President Trump. The exchange centered on media performance, partisan critique, on-air demeanor, and audience metrics, and it followed widespread online attention to AOC's panel stumble in Munich.
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